Relax With Dax

Author: Dax

  • The Green Dolphin review

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    The Green Dolphin in the Waterfront as been around for ages. It’s one of the few places (Pigalle is another one) that offers live jazz every night of the week (especially now that Manenberg’s has closed down, thankfully). However, I have never held the Green Dolphin in high regard. I have been there a few…

  • Foresters Arms review

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    You would think I would have reviewed Fories before now, seeing as it has been around for about 200 years (apparently). The truth is that I have eaten there several times before and just never got round to writing a review. So here is the review, finally. Fories is a pub,  so a lot of…

  • Jardine Bakery Review

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    I mentioned in the September newsletter that Jardine Restaurant had opened a bakery. I don’t often get a chance to try places in town which are only open in the week as I don’t work in town. However this week I had to get my passports renewed (Home Affairs wasn’t as bad as one might expect), so…

  • Baia Review

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    I have eaten at Baia in the Waterfront once before and it was one of my better dining experiences, I’m not sure why I didn’t review it at the time. I went last night for the second time and was impressed again. Last time I went I had the linefish (R95) and remember being happy with it.…

  • Zucca review

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    Zucca is another restaurant I’ve been wanting to try for a while (along with Toni’s next door). Zucca is an Italian restaurant owned by Ricky Turilli who previously owned Andiamo and Porcini and a couple of others, so it has some pedigree. I quite like restaurants that are located in converted houses, they seem to have more…

  • April 2008 Newsletter available

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    The April newsletter is ready and will be sent out soon. You can see it by selecting it from the ‘Newsletters’ section of the navigation bar on the right, or simply click here.

  • Ennio review

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    I haven’t been to Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay for quite a long time. I went last night to watch Ennio and was reminded that it is a lovely little theatre. I do like it when you can take your drink in with you rather than having to down it when the ‘chimes’…

  • We need more load shedding

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    There is no denying that the world is facing some serious problems. We know that the present way of doing things is unsustainable. It is estimated that to carry on the way we are now, we would need the resources of nine planet earths. We know that something has to change, we know that we…

  • Neighbourgoods Market review

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    I’m not sure what categories to post this under, so I’ve put it under a few. The primary one is breakfast hunt because I’m finding that the organic market is a great place to go for breakfast on a Saturday morning. But it’s also an option for lunch so I’ve put it under restaurants. In…

  • Hussar Grill review

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    I ate at the Hussar Grill in Greenpoint for the second time last night. I have also eaten at the one in Camps Bay. I found the one in Camps Bay to not be as good as the one in Greenpoint. The service was not at all good, and it doesn’t seem to have much…